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7218.51 -15.10 DJIA
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18,432.20 +13.61 NASDAQ
5,867.94 +18.47 FTSE
7,114.36 -33.14 S&P 500
2,339.41 -2.78 Hang Seng
23,825.88 -98.66 SPI 200 Fut
5,792.00 -5.00 STI
3,126.28 -11.26 SSEC
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0.6998 0.7025 EUR US$
1.0714 1.0723 Yen US$
108.82 108.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,279.05
Silver (Lon)
18.16 Gold (NY)
1,289.26
Light Crude
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 was flat on Wednesday as investors waded through the latest round of earnings, while a drop in oil prices weighed on the energy sector.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 80.16 points, or 0.39 percent, to 20,443.12, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.16 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,342.03 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 23.06 points, or 0.39 percent, to 5,872.53.
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LONDON - European shares recovered on Wednesday from their biggest one-day loss in five months, as a rebound in banking stocks and some positive first-quarter results outweighed weakness in oil and gas stocks.
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was up 0.2 percent at its close, after hitting a three-week low on Tuesday.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were nearly flat on Wednesday in choppy trade as investors refrained from taking large positions as geopolitical tensions soured the mood.
The Nikkei 225 share average .N225 edged up 0.07 percent to 18,432.20 after traversing positive and negative territory, while the broader Topix .TOPX was down 0.01 percent at 1,471.42.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar crept higher on Wednesday, a day after dropping to a three-week low against a basket of major currencies amid a repricing of expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve rate increases and concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to deliver a promised fiscal boost.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was up 0.26 percent at 99.757. It fell to a low of 99.465, its lowest since March 28, on Tuesday.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as 10-year notes reached key technical resistance after a rally on Tuesday sent yields to five-month lows, and as rising stocks indicated improving risk sentiment.
The 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 6/32 in price to yield 2.20 percent. The 10-year yield fell as low as 2.165 percent on Tuesday and has tumbled from a recent high of 2.63 percent hit on March 14.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK -
Gold fell 1 percent on Wednesday as the dollar and stocks gained, though tensions over North Korea and upcoming French and UK elections underpinned demand in the safe-haven asset.
Spot gold XAU= fell as low as $1,275.73 per ounce, and was trading at $1,279.91 per ounce, down 0.7 percent by 1445 GMT.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell for a second day on Wednesday after a surge of fund selling just before the close reversed gains and drove the metal to a 14-week low, traders said.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed down 0.3 percent at $5,556 a tonne, its lowest since Jan 9. The metal fell 2.1 percent on Tuesday.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil slumped to a two-week low on Wednesday, after U.S. data showed a smaller-than-expected drop in overall crude stocks and a surprising build in gasoline inventories, which raised worries about excessively high global supply.
U.S. crude futures CLc1 settled down $1.97 to $50.44 a barrel, a 3.8 percent drop, the worst-one day decline since March 8, as investors bailed out of long positions in response to the bearish inventory figures.
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